Through a Mist of Care

*I felt led to rework this old post and repost it. I pray it blesses you…

“Come to Me,

all of you who are weary

and carry heavy burdens,

and I will give you rest.”

(Matt. 11:28 NLT)

“Come to Me…” Do we heed those words? Do we go to the Lord to drop all our burdens at His feet? Or do we usually carry those heavy loads all by ourselves? Or do we give them to Him and, then, snatch them back again?

Peter said, “Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.” (1 Peter 5:7 TLB)“…all of you who are weary…” Don’t we weary ourselves with worries, even though Jesus gave the command to “not worry about your life”? (Matt. 6:25a NIV)

You know how the dictionary defines worry, don’t you? To torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts, fret, or be in a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.

Hmmm…actual or potential problems. How often do we torment ourselves by fretting over those problems, whether real or the imagined what-ifs? Instead of focusing on the Lord, we permit those worries to divert our focus, causing ourselves more anxiety. “…and carry heavy burdens…” David said, “Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed.” (Ps. 143:4 NKJV) Overwhelmed is defined as to envelop oneself, be feeble or faint, or grow weak. Distressed is defined as to be desolate, grow numb, appalled, devastated, ravaged.

David said he was overwhelmed and distressed because “the enemy has persecuted my soul.” (Ps. 143:3 NKJV) Sometimes, we walk around hunched over like a question mark, bent from the burdens we let the enemy pile on us.

When we keep our minds focused on the Lord, “[He] will keep in perfect peace all who trust in [Him], all whose thoughts are fixed on [Him]!” (Isa. 26:3 NLT)

Do we fix our thoughts on Him or on our worries and cares? Do we release our grasp on them to receive what He offers us?

No godly soul ever grew in intimacy with the Lord or gained spiritual sight of His presence by carrying a load of burdens or worries. When difficulties blur our vision of our Beloved, we relinquish the very thing we seek: hearing the whispers of His heart, feeling the comfort of His arms, and knowing the peace of His nearness.

Is there a mist of care obstructing your view of your Beloved? Walk through that mist of care and you will see the image of your Beloved with His outstretched arms. Drop your burdens there at His feet. And as the old song says, “You’ll never walk alone.”“Come to Me…and I will give you rest.”

I got this verse “Come to Me,all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens,and I will give you rest.”Last week after I poured out all burdens in my heart and as His promise, He does give me peace. Thanks so much. Have a great day!

I play that old song all the time…Walk on through the wind, walk on through the rain, tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown…walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone. Think I need to go play me a song:)Great post!

Hello, I come to via another friends blog.. I am co~author of http://heartofthehome-blog.blogspot.com/ and I enjoyed browsing your blog and wanted to introduce ourselves.. Heart of the Home is a womens ministry reaching out to women with encouragement from Gods word and his design for women as wives, mothers, friends and etc.. Hope you will get a chance to stop by and visit us, and that we can become Blogging Buddies.. Have a great weekend.. God Bless

Great minds think alike. This very topic has been in my heart today. I did just as you suggested (early this morning) and before noon He had answered with a miracle, preceed with, yes, a rainbow, shimmering over the church where I married and sadly, buried my husband. However, I knew that this little bit of personal reference was not to make me sad, but to put emphasis on the intimacy of the messsage. Thanks for the confirmation, Lynn. As always an insightful and meaningful post.

A classic post Lynn! David knew all about resting in the meadows and hills of Galilee. I’m convinced that anxiety and worry can be lessened by communing with nature and letting God refresh you. I love how He cares for us and wants to lift the heavy loads that we drag with us in futility. Thanks for the reminder about letting Him minister to our state of worry and stress.

Beautiful words and such wisdom, Lynn! I love these verses…such peace and truth from the word!“sometimes we walk around hunched over like a question mark” – so true! (And then I think…that by meditating on the truth, the Lord can turn the question mark into an exclamaition mark )…for His glory! Thanks for the follow! I’m now following your blog as well and so glad to meet you! 🙂

Beautiful post, Lynn! <3 I wanted to let you know that is absolutely fine with me to link my fresh air post! It is an honor, I thank you! I followed you as well, it is a pleasure to meet a wonderful Christian lady <3

Through a Mist of Care

“Through a mist of care no man may see My Face. Only when the burden is flung at My Feet do you pass on to consciousness and spiritual sight.” Those were the words the Holy Spirit spoke to two little English ladies in the 1930s which they recorded in the old devotional God Calling.

What do you allow to become a mist before your eyes, as a veil separating you from the radiance of the Lord’s light? Memories? Unforgiveness? Schedules? Trials? Loss? Worries? How often do you ignore Jesus’ command to “not worry about your life”? (Matt. 6:25a NIV)

When we allow all these negative things of life to cause a haze, concealing our view of our precious Lord, our spirits suffer, our prayers languish, and our relationship with the Lord deteriorates.

Though spoken in a time long ago, Jesus’ words are timeless, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest,” (Matt. 11:28-29 NLT). If we do not drop our cares and leave them at Jesus’ feet before approaching the Throne Room, then our spiritual vision is clouded and we lose our consciousness of the Lord’s closeness.

No godly soul ever grew in intimacy with the Lord or gained sight of His presence by carrying a load of burdens or worries. When difficulties deafen our ears from hearing the whispers of our Beloved and distract us from feeling the comfort of His arms and the peace of His nearness, we relinquish the very thing we seek.

The Lord says, “‘You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD,” (Jer. 29:13-14a NIV).

What is your whole heart seeking?

Prayer: Lord, may I always seek You with my whole heart. May no cares conceal or hinder my fellowship with You. May I be so close to You that the breath of Your Spirit evaporates all traces of any hindrance. Amen.

Oh, Eve, I’m so sorry to hear about your illness. I understand. I have had a condition for 8 years and holding, holding onto hope for healing. One of these days, I’ll put up my devotional entitled Healed or Not. It’s exactly what you said…I will praise the Lord either way. I will pray that the Lord heals you, permanently. Be blessed…

You’re so right on Lynn. Sometimes I say to people ‘worry is a sin’ and they look at me like I’m making that up. When Jesus said ‘do not worry’ it wasn’t a suggestion or request, it was a command of love.Great writing Lynn, keep going, you are a blessing!

Found you through Christian Women Blog….just clicked on you in that long list of blogs. Now I know why. God has shown me three times in the last two days Matthew 11:28-30 and when I got here and saw your post was just that, I could have fallen over. I have started a new business and worry so much I hardly sleep. God has told me several times to stop worrying and put my faith in Him. I think He’s telling me to PAY ATTENTION to Him, ya think? 🙂 Thank you for your wonderful blog…I have marked you on mine as one I follow so I will be back!

Oh, Becki, what a wonderful message. It touches my heart to know that the Lord has used my words to speak to you. This is one of my greatest prayers. I write because He has asked me to. I’m so glad we connected. I’ve bookmarked your blog and I’ll visit often. May the Lord bless your new business and bless you with peace and comfort. Blessings…Lynn

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